One Take, a cameraman sim by Sheepolution, has been
named the overall winner at the Ludum
Dare 28 game jam competition, which saw over 2,000 games
submitted

The competition challenged developers to create a game over a
single weekend in December, 2013 on the theme "You Only Get
One".

One Take has the player take on the role of a cameraman
tasked with creating an uninterrupted shot for a film. You follow
the instructions on the right hand side and try to capture the
necessary action and frame it as requested. It's technically a
first person shooter.

The detection system can sometimes be a bit off, leading to
imperfect runs despite following all the instructions, but it's an
interesting concept.

Elsewhere in the competition, and of interest to Wired
readers, was the first game jam entry by Angelina, a piece of
software developed by researcher Mike Cook as part of his PhD,
which designs games based around thematic inputs.

To That Sect's interpretation of the "You Only Get One"
brief has you wandering round a vaguely maze-like environment
populated by colossal robot statues to collect ships and avoid
tombs.

The game itself is not exactly complex, nor is it particularly
fun, but Cook wasn't expecting a masterpiece. The point of entering
a game by Angelina was more to do with testing the software's
capabilities and engaging with the game dev community.

"This is the first version of Angelina that can take in abstract
themes like the ones that serve as the seeds for game jams.
Previous versions either didn't have a theme, or had very specific
inputs like Guardian articles."

He went on to add, "My supervisor's project, The Painting Fool,
has exhibited its artwork, held portraiture sessions, sold its work
to collectors, and will continue to engage with the art world in
the way that human artists do. I think it's important that Angelina
do the same for the gamedev community."